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"We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once."
The Ingress has pulled you in. Your body experiences several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. Once equilibrium has been reestablished, you will notice you are standing on a long platform and that the room is filled with a soft cerulean light. It's slightly humid and dark despite the glow around you, and nothing is familiar. Shortly after, you are led out and toward the medbay.
Inside this room, you are given a physical scan and offered a contract to sign that states you are now part of the crew of the Moira with a specific job. Any questions you might have would be answered in a straightforward manner as well as an explanation about how the Ingress, the thing that has pulled you onto the Moira, is broken and bringing people here unintentionally. This process also consists of a complete work-up of medical history and current health, and afterwards, you are given your MID, a device that is integrated into your hand or wrist with only the slightest pinch. From there, you are guided out of the medbay and to your living quarters.
At first, this month seems no more unusual than the previous one for those who have been aboard the Moira for any amount of time. The crew who had landed on the slaver outpost were rescued, and with everyone aboard, the ship has pushed forward into the darker parts of the Runoff. Anyone arriving through the Ingress follows the same routine—moving from the Ingress room into the Medbay for their physical and contract before being assisted by seasoned crew members and helped to their assigned decks. But all familiar things must eventually come to an end: two final travelers come through the Ingress. The first, and most noticeable difference between them and all the others, is their clothing. Both are dressed in standard Moira uniforms, though they bear the insignia of one sharing the same rank as Captains Cúrre and Thán. After a moment to take in all the people on the platform ahead of them, one of the two latest arrivals approaches one of the Ingress panels and begins to manipulate the controls. The Ingress completely shuts down. Unlike before, however, there isn’t an imbalance felt across the ship; everything remains normal and stable.
Utilizing the computer systems located in the Ingress room, they send out the following message to the crew via the MID:To all those aboard this vessel: I am Ira Phirun, assigned captain of the Moira. First Mate Egan and I will be commandeering all rights to the ship as soon as word is sent to those currently in charge. Expect a more detailed report as soon as all records and logs in Navigation have been reviewed by myself and the First Mate. All questions will be answered in a timely matter. For now, there will be no interruption of daily routine or reprimand if conduct among ranks is broken. Thanks for your time. Heading to Navigation, the Captain and First Mate, for seemingly unknown reasons, approach Navigator Manasseh and have her show them all records and logs of the Moira. Those working in Navigation when the Captain and First Mate arrive will see Mana greet them in a professional manner. Oddly, the Captain and First Mate act very familiar with the Navigator. They review all documents, but when they come upon news that the Ploiatos is on board, their mostly friendly demeanor shifts quickly. The Captain issues a sharp order, unintelligible to those who are close enough to overhear parts of their conversation, and without any warning at all, Mana loses consciousness and collapses right there on the bridge. Within minutes of this happening, the ship as a whole falls into a low power state with basic functions only. Mana’s MID alerts Medbay, and without hesitation, Captain Cúrre places her in cryo with strict orders to those who work there not to disturb the unit.
As promised, the Captain and First Mate soon address the crew.☄ lights down low The lighting has dimmed in all the rooms and halls, the normally crisp air that is pumped from the vents low, and all machines and tech are running at half-speed. These effects can be found throughout the ship. Water in the showers remain hot for only a few minutes before reverting to cold. Recreational equipment powers off not long after it has been turned on. The sanitation and water filtration systems require an hourly manual reboot, and all unused areas of the ship have no power allotted to them until a crew member steps inside. Even then, most functions are not optimal. It’s as if the Moira has been transformed into a dark house with only a candle flickering on the window sill. ☄ reuse & recycle The Captain and First Mate are quick to establish that this is a new regime and go about making the ship and its crew more efficient in the wake of their change in course and the low power state of the ship itself. This means they will systematically inspect each occupied barracks room and leave notes for what needs to be disposed of or stowed away. Unlike before, this is no longer a pleasure cruise, and each member of the crew is a guest on board; they will not tolerate useless clutter. Anything seen as unnecessary will be either placed into storage in the Cargo Bay or disposed of through the airlock. This new need for efficiency also extends to the need to conserve resources until they reach their destination. The showers are set to an automatic timer to minimize water waste. Those few minutes of hot water are all a crew member is now given. Meals are smaller, bordering on ration sizes, and luxuries are done away with entirely in order to preserve supplies so that the ship can go longer before needing to dock at a planet. ☄ new jobs, same faces The Captain and his First Mate, as expressed in their addressing of the Moira, explain that work efficiency is a priority. Applications for a head of the following departments will be accepted for a short period: Navigation, the Tower, Medbay, Defense, the Hold, Sanitation, Ingress work, and the Galley/Mess Hall. (Here.) After reviewing what they receive, one head of department will be chosen and tasked with helping crew find positions relevant to those departments and their own skillsets. They will be allowed to retain any positions that they held before that aren’t ship-functional jobs, but they will have to be done in leisure time. In two weeks time, they’ll be accepting department position applications which will be approved, and all those that do not apply will be assigned in accordance with their initial work application. They will also choose three individuals to act as guards of Ploiatos to ensure that there is a rotation available at all times. Will you choose to follow this new decision and promote yourself into a position of responsibility? Or will you simply wait for a reassignment?
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thisavrou_log2016-08-01 12:13 am
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Anakin. Anakin Solo. That can't be right. She would never--could never--surely every time she looks at that child, she thinks of the man who could never be a father to her. Even imagining a little boy, dark-haired like Ben, with Han's angular features, and naming him after a remorseless murderer seems impossible.
(All right, all right, Luke thinks there's still good in Vader. And however furious she is with the Anakin here, he's not yet Vader. That doesn't change how horrifying the thought of a son named for Anakin--for Anakin, not for Bail--is to her.)
But right now, Anakin Solo is a theory only, while Jaina Solo is standing here before her. Leia forces herself to focus on that fact and, a little dryly, asks, "Just how many siblings do you have?"
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"Jacen is my twin. You'll probably know if you ever see him." He'd been putting a little height on her lately, but the resemblance is still strong. More important questions are starting to come to the surface. Nothing too terrible, just a bantha like "The brother you mentioned. He's named Ben, isn't he?"
Blaster bolts, life of the ship is going to get complicated.
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Ben might be younger than Jaina and her brothers, but Jaina's a teenager. Just how long will Leia be having children? Even if they started within a year, that would still mean babies into her thirties, and frankly, that just seems exhausting.
"And that's right--Ben. He's very tall, darker hair than yours, looks like your father?" If that's Jaina's Anakin, then maybe Leia understands what's going on. If not...
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It doesn't matter, apparently, because this Ben is very tall and that frankly implies he's older than her. Jaina eyes her mother, and wonders if he's closer to Han in height. You know, as long as he looks like him. "Sounds like I'll have to get used to not being the oldest for a while." It had never been a real advantage to hold over the brothers, anyway. The whole twin thing.
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"You aren't alone in that," she says dryly, then adds, "He's older than me, too. Closer to Han's age."
Which probably doesn't help Jaina a lot, she realizes after a moment. For her daughter, her father has always been older than Han is now--. "He must be around thirty, to look at him."
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It's pretty curious, in fact. Is he trying to hold things back? It's something she'll have to try and remember to ask when she gets a chance to talk to him.
"I don't suppose there's any other big surprises waiting around this corner or that?"
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The thought of Ben trying anything with Jaina leaves her cold. He's strong in the Force, and he's easily pushed--even if Jaina's learning the skills of a Jedi, Ben has years and centimeters on her.
"More than we can talk about here." She doesn't know how to begin explaining Anakin, but she knows that she doesn't want to discuss it here. "Why don't you show me where you're bunked?"
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Empathy is one of Jaina's weaker areas, and she misses her mother's embarrassment and dread. She does wonder if if Leia intends to take the discussion into private now, or if it's a parental deflection. If so, it's something Jaina will have to get after later.She's just starting down the corridor with a wave of her hand for Leia to follow, and a quick, "Sure, what are we waiting for?"
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"They put me on Mero deck when I first arrived. Your father was in the room next to mine," she tells Jaina with a little smile, trying to think of inoffensive things to talk about on the way. "It's not a bad place if you don't mind sharing a refresher with the whole deck."
Which she did, a little--but at least it was a nice refresher. And then, an idea coming to her, she adds, "There's a girl on that deck--she's called Bee. You might like her."
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Swimming with her friends aside, Massassi architecture on Yavin 4 isn't exactly apartment living. Plus privacy gets weird when you have an empathic bond with your family.
"What's Bee like? I'll try to keep an eye out."
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She's made her opinions known on the subject, and that's that. Leia finds herself glancing over at Jaina repeatedly as they walk, unable to stop looking for herself and Han in her. "She's a little younger than you. A lot of curly hair, a smart mouth. If you don't recognize her, I'm sure she'll tell you who she is."
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"What about responsibilities? It seems like we've all got something we need to work it." Jaina has to peer back at Leia for that thought. Without a political system to navigate, which of Leia's skills have the ship's leadership been relying upon?
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In the end, Jaina and the girl can sort it out.
"That's right. What job did they give you?" Something decent to talk about on the way, a warmup to bringing up Jaina's grandfather.
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The expression she shows Leia is one of a girl who knows just how low the job is on the totem pole, but she isn't going to argue it. It still lets her work with the ship's infrastructure in some capacity, and that's worth it.
"I'm sure Uncle Luke would have a lesson ready about how no responsibility is too small for a Jedi."
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"I think you're right." Even without knowing what kind of uncle Luke grows into being, that sounds like his brand of optimism to Leia. "You can put in paperwork for a new job, if you think of one that suits you better. What would you like to do?"
That, she thinks, might be another window into just who Jaina is.
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"Engineering." Another glance, looking for Leia's approval. "Piloting, if there's ever an opportunity."
For Jaina, her mother's approval has been the main limiting factor on just how much she gets to fly, her friend's shuttle aside. Either way, she isn't looking for combat -- doesn't see it as a primary part of her responsibilities, as she will after being through a few wars.
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She gestures vaguely to the corridor around them, with its lowered lighting. Some decent engineering could help the ship run a little more efficiently.
"I'm in navigation. It's not ideal, but they don't have much use for a senator here." Not since their abortive attempt to form some kind of governing body, anyway. As they reach Mero deck, Leia glances around. "Which one is your bunk?"